A fraudster wanted to gain an advantage in a large Fortnite tournament by cheating. Now there are quite clear consequences.
How was cheated? Epic Games published a statement about the official Fortnite Competitive Canal in which it is explained that legal steps against a fraudulent player would have been taken.
The player under the name Repulsegod had divided an account with a teammate in the qualification for the largest Fortnite tournament, the FNCS World Cup, to get an advantage.
For this fraud, the player has to pay now – in the literal as well as figuratively. Because the consequences for the player are violent.
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Player apologizes, tells what his punishment looks like
In the statement of the Fortnite Canal it is not only announced that the player is banned forever for Fortnite tournaments, but also had to repay his undeserved prize money. This then donated Epic for a charitable purpose. This is also confirmed by the player himself-because the statement was added to the statement for a twenty-second apology video.
You can watch the video here:
Repulsegod admits again there to have shared his account in the qualification for the 2023 Grand Finals of the FNCs. That was against the rules and there was a disqualification in the tournament.
Repulsegod also confirms the spell and that he had to pay money as part of a comparison, which also included his prize money.
Finally, he illustrates: “Cheating in tournaments ruins the fun for players who deserve their place in the tournament and I apologize to the Fortnite community for my deeds. I will never cheat again in Fortnite. “
Fortnite announced such consequences: As early as the winter of 2024, Fortnite had announced that they wanted to take a harder against cheaters from now on. For example, teams would also be blocked in teams who play with cheather. Fortnite also announced legal steps at the time – and obviously pulls them through.
The fact that these consequences are not only taken against a cheater, but also presented in such a public manner, can certainly be understood as a warning to other Schummler. Namely, you should rather think twice about whether you want to cheat in a tournament.
Fortnite also goes into a new phase away from the competitive environment. After the last season, in which Godzilla stuck over the map and caused chaos, the Season 2 of Chapter 6 is now at the corner. There is now a lot of information about this, and on February 21st it starts. All information about Chapter 6, Season 2 in Fortnite can be found here.